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Katherine Tadolini, MD
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primary
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diagnosed
with
clinical
depression,
one
must
have
a
period
of
two
around
breathing.”
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youyou
breathing.”
functioning,”
says
Tadolini.
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symptoms
include
things
sleep
says
Dr.Dr.
Tadolini.
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symptoms
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include
things
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depression
patients
that,
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in self-image.
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in and
self-image.
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you
breathing.”
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are
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of of
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into
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loss
of symptoms
energy, problems
concentrating
and
therapy
and
medication.
everyone
needs
medication
treat
depression,
therapy
and
medication.
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everyone
needs
medication
to to
treat
depression,
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to
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in self-image.
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have
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many
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and
more
effective
but
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advancements
have
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safer
and
more
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professionals
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options
than
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and
medication.
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everyone
needs
medication
to
treat
depression,
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to
know
the
symptoms
of
depression
so
that
you
can
identify
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feelings
thoughts
of worthlessness,
energy
changes
and
fatigue,
guilt
feelings
or or
thoughts
of worthlessness,
energy
changes
and
fatigue,
but medical
have
provided
many
safer
and more
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than
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works
for
one
patient
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a period
of medication
for
one
patient
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work
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another,
soso
often
a period
of medication
guilt feelings or thoughts of worthlessness, energy changes and fatigue,
adjustments
changes
may
necessary
achieve
remission.
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or or
changes
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achieve
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adjustments
or
changes
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remission.
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addition
it
along
way.
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way.
can take up to 6 weeks for an antidepressant to reach peak effectiveness so it
is important
to be patient
with
the
process
and
provide
your doctor
with
input The
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rarely
gets
better
own,
treatment
is very
important.
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gets
better
onon
its its
own,
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treatment
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important.
along the
way.
goal
of treatment
is not
cure
depression,
in remission.
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who
goal
of treatment
is not
to to
cure
depression,
butbut
to to
putput
it init remission.
Those
who
diagnosed
with
clinical
depression,
one
must
have
a period
of two
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bebe
diagnosed
with
clinical
depression,
one
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of two
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is
theordifference
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down
and
true clinical
depression?
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or
longer
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which
there
is
either
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mood
loss
weeks
longer
during
which
is either
depressed
mood
or or
loss
of of
susceptible
depression
may
experience
recurrences
it throughout
their
areare
susceptible
to to
depression
may
experience
recurrences
of itofthroughout
their
Depression
rarely
gets
better
on
so treatment
issymptoms
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important.
lifetime,
and
that
is why
isown,
important
monitor
symptoms
and
be
proactive
lifetime,
and
that
is why
it isititsimportant
to to
monitor
and
beThe
proactive
goal ofwith
treatment
is
not
to
cure
depression,
but
to
put
it
in
remission.
Those
who
with
treatment
and
self-care.
treatment
and
self-care.
are susceptible to depression may experience recurrences of it throughout their
lifetime, and that is why it is important to monitor symptoms and be proactive
with treatment and self-care.
Katherine
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Tadolini,
Tadolini,
MD
MD
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